Deer Brook wins Cleveland County Interclub tournament

Deer Brook Golf Club won the two-day Cleveland County Interclub Golf Tournament that finished Sunday at River Bend YMCA Golf Course.

Deer Brook had a second-round 347 to go with its 350 from Saturday for a 23-under 697 total.

River Bend took second with a 15-under 705 (350-355), followed by first-round leader Kings Mountain Country Club’s 13-under 707 (342-365) and Cleveland Country Club’s 2-over 722 (361-361).

The first round Saturday began with nine holes of captain’s choice and finished with nine holes of alternate shot.

Sunday’s final round was 18 holes of four-ball stroke play.

The two-man team of Zach McKelvey and Larry Cloninger had a 13-under 133 total (66-67) to pace Deer Brook. Other teams for the winning club were Terry Abercrombie/Tim Alexander, Gene Ridings/Colonel Hopper, Billy Cease/Steven Dellinger, Tommy Gales/Jerry Austin and Jody Ridings/Lujak Ridings.

Each club had six two-man teams.

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